Valley Free Radio

07/29/2025

07/29/2025

WINGS *Women's International News Gathering Service*
Tues 10:30am
Demographic Fear - erodes a maternity hospital's dream

07/28/2025

Writer's Voice
Mon 2pm
Russell Shorto on the origins of New York & Chris Pavone’s razor-sharp thriller of class, money, and morality

07/28/2025

CODEPINK
Mon 1pm
Korean liberation, the people's summit for Korea, and resisting imperialism

07/28/2025

This week on Roots and More I'll be recognizing the birthdays of Jerry Garcia, Kenny Burrell, Carrie Rodriguez, Jimmy Cliff, Junior Kimbrough, Mike Bloomfield, Garth Hudson, and Otis Taylor. We'll also hear tunes from recent releases by Sierra Ferrell & Nikki Lane, Tyler Childers, Cristina Vane, Patty Griffin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Charley Crockett, Bruce Springsteen, and Sierra Hull. For the best in roots music tune in Tuesday morning from 7 to 9 at Valley Free Radio in Northampton.

07/28/2025

Jack Frisch from The Downbeat Downbeat, has an exciting announcement!
He'll be hosting a special event on August 7th, starting at 7 AM
Please watch his video here
Thanks so much for your incredible dedication, Jack!"

07/27/2025

✨Vendor Spotlight✨ Come visit Crêpes Nanou at our
20th Anniversary Celebration of Valley Free Radio and WXOJ-LP! 🎉

🍴CREPES NANOU serves sweet and savory crepes made fresh to order using seasonal ingredients from our local farms here in Western MA

📍 Please join us on Saturday, August 9th, from 4-8 PM at the Northampton Elks Lodge 17 Spring St, Florence, MA. This event is free with a suggested donation of $5 or more if you can afford.

Get ready for an evening filled with great music and amazing food!

🎤 Bands: Kalliope Jones and Shokazoba

FOOD Vendors: Caravan Kitchen, Crêpes Nanou, Crooked Stick Pops, and complimentary anniversary cupcakes from Carefree Cakery!

Members of VFR will also be attending to meet and greet listeners and friends & fans of the station .. and answering any questions you might have!

This event is open to the public, so please come and bring your friends! Please share this post with your friends and family and remember to follow to connect with us on social media IG:

Thanks to our generous community event sponsors: Greenfield Northampton Cooperative Bank, River Valley Co-op, and Florence Bank

Valley Free Radio has been broadcasting on WXOJ-LP — providing the community of the greater Northampton area- and beyond - as a non-commercial, volunteer-run radio station — for its 20th year this August!

See you there! 📻🎧🎶

07/26/2025

This Sunday, July 27, 2026, join Occupy the Airwaves co-hosts P**i Wieland and Stephen Linsky and guest Merri Ansara, Jane Di Virgilio, and Bruce Stedman. Together, they discuss the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima and local and international protests condemning the possession and use of nuclear weapons. Listen for information about a local commemoration to be held on Wednesday, August 6.

Occupy the Airwaves can be heard every Sunday morning at 10:00 AM on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ-LP, 103.3 FM, in Northampton, MA. Shows are re-broadcast every Friday at 3:00 PM, and can be streamed at www.valleyfreeradio.org. All shows are archived for two weeks on the station website, and can also be listened to at https://archive.org/search?query=Occupy+the+airwaves

07/26/2025

Alphabet Soup - Saturday, July 26, 2025 - 11 AM
WXOJ-LP - 103.3 FM - streaming at valleyfreeradio.org

Some Summer soup featuring Tears For Fears, Talking Heads, Nina Simone, Linda and Richard Thompson, Patti Smith, Staples Singers and more tasty ingredients.

07/25/2025

🎉Celebrate 20 Years of Valley Free Radio and WXOJ-LP! 🎉

Valley Free Radio is throwing a birthday bash two decades in the making - and everyone is welcome!

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟵𝘁𝗵, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟰-𝟴 𝗣𝗠 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝟭𝟳 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁, 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗠𝗔. This event is free and open to all with a suggested donation of $5 or more if you can afford.

Get ready for an evening filled with great music and amazing food!

Live music by Kalliope Jones and Shokazoba

Food Vendors: Crêpes Nanou, Caravan Kitchen, Crooked Stick Pops
Complimentary anniversary cupcakes from Carefree Cakery

This event is open to the public, so please come and bring your friends! We'd also really appreciate it if you could share this post with your friends and family. Remember to follow the hashtag and connect with us on social media. IG:

Thanks to our generous community event sponsors: Greenfield Northampton Cooperative Bank, River Valley Co-op, and Florence Bank!